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‘Otis Creates a Personalized Experience’: How Hogan Tire & Auto Service Serves Today’s Digital Consumers Using Advanced Online Chat for Automotive Service Businesses

Hogan Tire & Auto Service is a third-generation family-owned tire and auto service business in the greater Boston area. Founder Thomas E. Hogan started the company in 1915 when the automotive service industry was just beginning. Hogan Tire & Auto Service has been in continuous operation for over a century through a winning formula of […]

January 11, 2021 More
 

Openbay, Auto Repair Marketplace, Featured on Google Play Store

Openbay is a Featured App on the Google Play Store Quick, Intuitive Solution is the Industry’s Gold Standard for Booking Vehicle Service Openbay, the auto-repair marketplace, has earned “Feature App” status within Google Play, the mobile app store for Android users. Openbay is transforming the auto-repair experience by allowing consumers to request an automotive service, compare […]

November 7, 2016 More
 

Patrice Banks, Head of Girls Auto Clinic, Views Auto-Care Challenges As Her Opportunity

Women are making headlines in the automotive world – according to Frost & Sullivan, most licensed drivers are women, women influence 91% of automotive purchases, and more women than men are “schooling themselves before walking into a dealership or garage by researching on the Internet or among their peer groups.” Despite the large composition of […]

June 27, 2016 More
 

Openbay's CEO Speaking at Samsung Developer Conference

  Exciting news – Openbay’s founder & CEO, Rob Infantino, is speaking next week at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco. He’ll join Euntaek Lim, Director, Samsung, to discuss “Connecting Devices and Cars Using Samsung Connect Auto.” The Samsung Developer Conference is one of the largest developer conferences in the world. Samsung brings experts from around […]

April 20, 2016 More

Openbay Joins the Auto Care Association

Exciting news – Openbay is a new, proud member of the Auto Care Association, the industry voice for the $300 billion plus auto care market.  The Auto Care Association serves more than 2,000 member companies representing approximately 150,000 independent businesses that manufacture, distribute and sell motor vehicle parts, accessories, tools, equipment, materials and supplies, and […]

November 25, 2015 More
 

Openbay Debuts OpenbayASP, Mobile Platform for Automotive Repair Industry

Powerful Online-to-Offline Customer-Acquisition Platform Promotes Efficiency & Transparency Openbay, the award-winning auto-repair marketplace, announces OpenbayASP, a native iOS app for Automotive Service Professionals that brings a mostly offline industry, online. OpenbayASP combines the online-to-offline customer-acquisition power that Openbay delivers to its network of service professionals with the benefits of a mobile platform. OpenbayASP promotes transparency […]

November 18, 2015 More
 

What's Next for Connected Car Technology?

We just got back from a Connected Car Meetup, hosted by Vinli and KPMG. They talked about how close we are to the Jetsons, why Apple is the new Lexus, how even jalopy drivers can enjoy the latest technology. The Connected Car conversation was led by the following: Leila Shin, Directory of Strategy at KMPG’s […]

September 2, 2015 More
 

Why We Now Want Our Cars to Break

By now, you’ve surely seen the news about OpenbayConnect, where Openbay leverages connected-car technology to diagnose your vehicle and tell you which nearby mechanics can fix it at what price. What? You missed it? Here are some highlights: Wall Street Journal Yahoo! Autos Car and Driver Today is a big day. We’ve just received our […]

April 22, 2015 More
 

Press Release — We're Recognized in Global Analysts' Report!

Openbay Selected By Gartner as a ‘Cool Vendor’ Annual Analyst Report Recognizes Global Automotive Innovators CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 16, 2014 – Openbay – an online and mobile marketplace for consumers to find, book and pay for local auto repair and maintenance services – was evaluated, among three other companies, in Gartner’s April 9, 2014 “Cool […]

April 16, 2014 More